Knockdown receptacle



Nov. 27 1923.

1,475,897 E. E. SUTHERLAND I xuocxnown RECEPTACLE Filed May 16', 1922 FIG. 4.

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nan E SlATES ENDS E. S'UTHERLAND, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

KNOCKDO'WN Application filed May 16,

and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Knockdown Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to receptacles and more particularly toknock down receptacles.

It is anobject of the present invention to provide a receptacle of the knock down barrel or keg form and especially to provide a knock down barrel in which all of the staves are constantly but flexibly connected there by to avoid loss of the parts and facilitating the quick erection of the barrel or keg into its cylindrical, or other form, as may be desired.

A further object is to provide a knock down receptacle structure in which the wall forming device consists of a plurality of stave like members linked in parallel position and capable of being folded a suitable number of times on each other, either in flat formation or in a spiral rolled form as may be most desirable.

An object is to provide a knock down receptacle in which the wall forming device can be compactly folded up or rolled so as to facilitate storing of a number of the receptacles or the compact arrangement of a single receptacle according to the exigencies.

Another object is to provide a simple means for retaining the ends of the erected barrel or keg in position and yet providing for the ready removal of either end of the barrel or keg as may be required.

An embodiment of the invention is described in the following specification and il lustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective of an erected conapproximating a keg like structure.

Fig. 2 is a plan or end view of a portion of the keg showing the detached interlock ing means and showing a portion of the head in place.

Fig. 3 is a detail view in elevation of a plurality of the linked staves constituting the receptacle. I

Fig. 4 is an elevation of a fragment of a part of the staves and showing in detail one of the interlocking helices.

Fig. 5' shows one folded arrangement of the disconnected staves.

nncnrrnotn 1922. Serial No. 551,333.

Fig. 6 shows the disconnected staves being rolled together for packing.

In my present invention the receptacle is composed of a plurality ofstave like elements 2 which may be of any suitable material and dimension according to the size of the receptacle to be erected. in Fig. 1 the staves are shown as proportioned to form a,

keg which is provided with ends in the form of discs 3 which are to be set in the keg and suitably secured.

The wall forming staves vided at each end with means flexibly con nectingthe staves and such means, preferably, consists of a link 4: arranged transversely of the stave, and, preferably, being somewhat, if not totally, countersunk in the stave faces, thus providing for substantially smooth inner and outer faces, as well also as providing against longitudinal or other shifting of each link. Any number of links may be provided along the length of each stave.

The links 4 may be suitably formed or secured in place, as, for instance, when made of wire, the links can be welded at meeting ends indicated at l in Fig.2.

A suitable number of staves being provided for a given barrel or keg, the contiguous bowed ends of the links are connected as by intermediate links 5 of suitable length according to the nature of the material for which a given barrel or keg may be designed for use. The links 5 may be short, in which case the lateral spacing of each of the staves would be of a predetermined distance to hold the staves substantially close together, while, if desired, the connecting links 5 may be of greater length to provide for agreater space between each stave.

A. given number of the staves being connected together to snugly fit around the heads or ends 3, the staves are adapted to be detachably fastened at meeting edges of a given pair of end links, as is plainly shown in Fig. 2. The end links of a series of staves are provided with eye or other interengaging portions 4 whereby, when the end links are rolled or brought into position as in 1, the interengaging and overlapped eye'portions 45 may be pinned, keyed, or otherwise fastened together as by means of a key 6, Fig. 2. p

Preferably, the fastening eyes l are in the form of short helices, Fig. 4, and the opposed helices of the end staves are designed to be are each propushed into longitudinal intermesh and then the fastening device as the key or j can be worked through the longitudinal space within the intermeshed helices. This particular form of fastening means is disclosed and claimed in another application.

I thus provide a suitable number of staves 2 which are flexibly connected together longitudinal edges in suitably spaced distance, the end staves of the series being provided with means to be mutually inter engaged and locked so as to surround and enclose the inserted ends or heads 3. In the erection of the receptacle the series or train of staves are connected together by the fastening devices 6 and there may then be Worked into place inside of the connected series an end member 3 which will distend the staves and bring them into a substantially cylindrical form, or other form as may be determined by the shape of the end members 3. An inserted end member may be held against dislocation or outward removal as by fastening bails 7 having hook ends which may be passed over convenient links 5, while the inner ends of the bails are brought into interlocking or intermeshing position as at 7, Fig. l,v over the adjacentinserted end 8 and then the interlocked portion may be secured against separation as by the insertion of a fastening member 6.

After a container has been set up with a bottom end 3 inserted and limited against downward displacement as by the retaining bails 7 shown in dotted lines, then the re ceptacle may be filled and the top end 3. applied and this then fastened in place by the top bails 7. 7

It will be seen that the connected staves can be folded into flat position, as in Fig. 5, and in such arrangement the respective ends 3-3 can be nested between two overlapping layers of the staves, all forming a compact and substantial arrangement and providing for the storage or shipment of a large number of the knock down kegs in small space. As is shown in Fig. 6, the staves ma be rolled one upon another for storage, packing or shipment.

Various modifications and changes may be resorted to within the spirit of the invention as claimed.

.t hat is claimed is:

A. knock down receptacle consisting of a plurality of stave like members arranged laterally spaced relation and flexibly connected by links along the longitudinal edges so that the staves can be folded substantially one upon the other in a compact form and can be distended to encompass end or head members, and connected at the terminal staves.

A knock down receptacle consisting of a plurality of stavelike members arranged in laterally spaced relation and flexibly con-' nected by chains so that the staves can be folded subst ntially one upon the other in a compact form and can be distended to encompass end or head members and connected at the terminal staves the end staves or" the series having eyes adapted to be brought into overlapping position and a key by which they are fastened.

8. knock down receptacl consisting of a plurality of stave like members arranged in laterally spaced relation and flexibly connected 'by chains so that the staves can be folded substantially one upon the other in a compact form and can be distended to encompass end or head members, and connected at the terminal staves, and means for detachably fastening the end staves in conti uous receptacle forming position.

4;. knock down receptacle consistingof a plurality of stave like members arranged in. laterally spaced relation and flexibly linked along the longitudinal edges so that the staves canbe folded substantially one upon the other in a compact form and can be distended to ncompass end or head members, and connected at the terminal staves, end forming elements adapted to be encompassed by the distended staves, and means attached to the stave links for holding the end members in position at the ends of the receptacle.

5. A knock down receptacle consisting of a plurality of stave like members arranged in laterally spaced relation and flexibly linked along the longitudinal edges so that the staves can be folded substantially one upon the other in a compact form and can be distended to encompass end or head memhers. and connected at the terminal staves, end forming elements adapted to be encompassed by the distend d staves, and means attached to the stave links for holding the end members in position at the ends of the receptacle said means forming handles.

6. A. knock down receptacle consisting of a plurality of stave like members arranged in laterally spaced relation and flexibly connected by links along the longitudinal ed 'es so that th staves can be folded substantially one upon the other in a compact form and can be distended to encompass end or head members, and connected at the terminal staves, the ends of the staves being encompassed by respective links.

7. A knock down receptacle consisting of plurality of stave like members arranged in laterally spaced relation and flexibly connected by links along the longitudinal edges so that the staves can be folded substantially one upon the other'in a compact form and can be distended to encompass end or head members and connected at the terminal staves, the ends of the staves being encompassed by respective links, the encompassing of staves arranged in parallelism, transverse links being embedded in the staves. links foldably connecting the contiguous 10 8. A receptacle consisting of a plurality of staves, and links fixed on the staves and to staves arranged in parallelism, transverse which the first named links are attached, the

links foldably connecting the contiguous fixed links being embedded in the staves.

staves and links fixed on the staves and to In testimony whereof I have signed my l which the first named links are attached. name to this specification. 9. A receptacle consisting of a plurality ENOS E. SUTHERLAND. 

